Jeff Forman/JForman@News-Herald.comErik Wisch, right, is sentenced by Mentor Municipal Court Judge John Trebets to 30 days in jail Tuesday for attempted voyeurism. Wisch was with his lawyer, John Mizanin, left.

Wisch was observed by plainclothes officers looking into a window at Heatherstone Condominiums on Center Street. When he was pulled over shortly after in his car, Wisch was sweaty and his zipper was down, said police.

At the sentencing hearing, Wisch said he works a full-time job and has been better able to control his "impulses" since he started taking new medication and began visiting a therapist regularly. He also stayed out of trouble since the December incident and did not violate his parole.

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"I hope I have shown that I can be out in society and remain a good person and follow all the rules that you have set forth, as I have for the past four months," Wisch said.

The defendant's attorney, John Mizanin, supported Wisch, agreeing that the new medication has drastically change his behavior.

"He understands that in his circumstances, even if there was no intent to do something, that because of his past record he will always be looked at with the worst possible eyes," Mizanin said. "He had no business being where he was and he understands that."

Mizanin also requested Judge John Trebets to only impose probation and not jail time.

Trebets, who found Wisch guilty after he pleaded no contest in February, sentenced Wisch to the maximum of 30 days in the Lake County Jail, 24 months of probation and the maximum fine of $250 plus court costs.

"Although there are some good things that have been happening here... there are consequences," Trebets said. "This kind of behavior can't be tolerated."

In 2010, Wisch was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a third-degree misdemeanor voyeurism conviction in Painesville Municipal Court for committing a sex act while peering into a child's bedroom. He is a registered Tier 1 sex offender.